James Dow Allen
2023-08-04 13:55:44 UTC
From the Casual Game at BBO today. SAYC.
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holds
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
Four Hearts makes, so perhaps "All's well that ends well."
But North's passes seem too timid. How should the bidding go?
(Would/should a first-round 3H bid by North mutate from
strong to preempt because of the over-call?)
(2) After two passes North opens 1C with
QJ7xx
-
-
AKQJ8xxx
South responds 1S and North, evidently not one
to waste time, bids Seven Clubs. South writes
"ridiculous" and removes himself from the game.
South has Axxx in spades; singleton King is on-side;
West scores his Spade Ten eventually as declarer
takes the percentage finesse.
I mention this hand because the all-black North hand
seems too thrilling not to preserve for posterity!
Given the low quality of Casual bidding at BBO,
I do not find North's gambling grand unreasonable.
Still I'd be interested in how experts might bid.
Cheers,
James
(On each hand EW vul, NS non-vul if it matters.)
(1) South deals and holds
KJxxx
AQx
Tx
AKx
North holds
xxx
KTxxxxx
x
xx
The auction is competitive:
S - W - N - E
1S 2D P 3D
3S P P 4D
P P 4H P
P P
Four Hearts makes, so perhaps "All's well that ends well."
But North's passes seem too timid. How should the bidding go?
(Would/should a first-round 3H bid by North mutate from
strong to preempt because of the over-call?)
(2) After two passes North opens 1C with
QJ7xx
-
-
AKQJ8xxx
South responds 1S and North, evidently not one
to waste time, bids Seven Clubs. South writes
"ridiculous" and removes himself from the game.
South has Axxx in spades; singleton King is on-side;
West scores his Spade Ten eventually as declarer
takes the percentage finesse.
I mention this hand because the all-black North hand
seems too thrilling not to preserve for posterity!
Given the low quality of Casual bidding at BBO,
I do not find North's gambling grand unreasonable.
Still I'd be interested in how experts might bid.
Cheers,
James